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Not one of my favourite boards to ride, but it has some benefits. Like most women's boards, its got a light core, so its easy to carry and doesn't strain your leg while its dangling from the chairlift. Overall, its good around the glades due to its lightness and flex. This board has incredible resilience to being bent. Unfortunately, this means it tends to chatter on groomed runs, but handles beautifully in the glades and mogully terrain. I found this board a little harder to control compared to the others, but this was partially because the board was too long and my stance was too wide. I wouldn't recommend it for freestyle because the flex makes it too difficult to get good lift off a kicker (natural or man made). However, it is a good, soft board for intermediates just looking to cruise.